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FOUNDED 1881
AD TAHF SATURDAY, MAY 17, 1930.
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WALKER CUP FOR “MASKEE". LEAVES COUNTY CRICKET MISS JOHNSON AT THE KUOMINCHUN.|
AMERICA.
"WIN TEN OF TWELVE MATCHES.
TORRANCE GIVES BRITAIN A SOLITARY SINGLES.
D. MOE'S WIZARDRY.
London, May 16.
ON VOYAGE."
GIVEN WARM SEND-OFF ON WORLD TRIP.
A 'CUPID MASCOT
Shortly after 8.00 this morning, the junk "Maskeë" weighed unchor from her mooring at Causeway Bay, and set out on her hazardous venture of a voyage round the world.
MATCHES.
AUSTRALIANS DRAW WITH LANCS.
MORE EXCELLENT BOWLING PERFORMANCES.
SOMERSET BEATEN,
She was towed out of the typhoon shelter by two inator- boats, and before she left Mrs. P.
London, May 16.. M. Deacon presented the crew The County cricket matches with a mascot in the form of a which ended to-day were not Cupid oll On board two. Britain winning only nests, Stevenson. Banks, Greproductive of any very high
America won the Walker Cup at Sandwich by ten matches tr
of the singles games. Tolley and Wethered had suvert' the British team from complete defeat in the foursomes and to-day it Was Torrance who gave Britain her solitary victory
ham and Mitton.
A fair wind gave her a clear course through the harbour in a westerly direction, the extensive spread of sait making a fine sight, and her spie and apan appearance
scoring. but there were some Cen- notable bowling feats. turies were made by Longrigg, Geary and Chapman. Promin ent in the bowling performances were those of Snary (Leicester)
BANGKOK.
DEAD-BEAT AFTER BATTLE
WITH CLOUDS.
WORRY OVER PETROL.
Bangkok, May 16, Miss Amy Johnson, the young English girl flyer, arrived here; from Rangoon at 5:40 p.ni, in continuation of her flight from England to Australia-Reuter.
Later.
Miss Johnson's flight from Rangoon started in blinding rain
and thick clouds,
Being unable to find the moun- tain pass, she rose to a height of 3,000 feet and finally emerged on the Siam side of the mountains.
RETALIATES..
FIERCE ATTACKS ON
NATIONALISTS.
INSURGENTS CLAIM MANY SUCCESSES.
HONAN CITY TAKEN.
Shanghai, May. 16. The Kuomistchun Army, under General Sun Tien-ying, is launching a fierce counter- attack on the Nationalist troops
PROOFI
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Bulls and Inners
口 From the Office Butts.
The "You Know" Series:-You Government aervants are asking know he's a Civil Servant because for a little more bustle on the ground that the money they short- ly intend to save isn't drawing any interest.
he can remit money Home.
A woman living in a Kowloon "boarding house complains that the portions of vegetables are not so large as they used to be.” The thin end of the veg!
☐ ☐ We hear of a Peakite who calls his recently sown seeds the Pilgrim Fathers, because they Mayflower and they may not!
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One of these days the Labour. Government won't be defeated in the House of Lords. Then that'll be real news.
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A fashion writer says froga" skin shoes. are becoming popular. But not among the frogs' kin.
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The Call of New Territories:- "Why don't you keep to your own side of the road?". 0.0
A Belgian has just written 2,643 words on a postcard. There's some talk of making him an honorary Aberdonian.
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A ladies' magazine states that a The Government would appear fountain-pen, when nearly empty, She few fer three hours more, near Kweitch by assailing Yu-to be as lavish with sand on its is apt to spill its contents. We've during which the thick clouds made cheng. on the Shantung-Honan roads as the Salary Commissioners noticed the same thing about the it impossible for her to pick up frontier near Kweiteh. Marshal were with their recommendations. human head,"
She was most Chiang Kai-shek, President of land marks.
Talking of personal emolu- A Chinese accused of robbery
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In the singles. The American evoking much admiration from and Rhodes (Yorkshire) who worried as to whether her petrol the National Government, has ments, a setting hen lays down on this week proved that he was in
victories in the singles were very "decisive and the secres them- selves reflect the superiority of the Americans.
The results of the singles were as follows:
Dr. Willity (America) beat J. Nelson Smith Britain) two and
one.
Donald Moet America) beat J. A. Stout (Britain) one up.
Bobby Jones (Amerien) beat R. H. Wethered (Britain! nine and eight.
H. R. Johnson (Américas best R. H. Wethered (Britain) nine and eight.
beat
II. R. Johnson (America C. J. H. Tolley (Britain) five and
four.
beat Sir C. Voight (America) Ernest Holderness (Britain) ten and 'eight.
G. Von Elm (America) beat Rex Hartley (Britain) three and two.
R. Mackenzie (America) beat W. Campbell (Britain) six and five
TA, Torrance (Britain) beat Oaime (America) seven and six,
Hariley Cracks Up.
passengers on the Star ferries, and those who had gathered at the end of various piers to wave farewell and good luck to the four intrepid
voyagers.
A number of vessels dipped flag as she passed, which compliment was replied to by the "Maskee" which also flew beneath the go- nant of the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club the signal "Thank You" (X.O.R.)
A number of ateam and motor launches escorted the "Maskes" up the harbour, and, to the accom- paniment of crackers and sages through inegaphones, the brave little craft sailed away.
mos-
Mr. Stevenson expressed the opinion that they would cover 150 miles to-day, and said they were making for the Philippine Islands, just south of Manila.
Included in the stores of the of Ovaltine, "Maskee" is a case presented to the adventurers by Messrs. Reiss, Massey & Ch, pad which will undoubtedly play a large part in maintaining the health of the crew, and the accomplishment of their attempt to circumnavigate the world. Wherever vitality and endurance has been vital to suc- After the morning round, when ass, Ovaltine has always been Tolley was three down, he inspired selected, because of the highly con- fresh hope by regaining the first centrated nourishment this de three holes in the second round. licious food beverage supplies, and At the seventh, however, Tolley was which can always be relied upon for again three down, Jones, after creating abondant strength, to devastating last half in the morn-fortify the body and so prevent ing, was more kindly disposed la-fatigue. ter on and was content to retain the lead, although he was always hitting with tremendous power.
Hartley was two up at the third in his match with Von Elm, but after that he cracked up completely. Campbell and Holderness had no excuse and no hope at the end of the morning round when they were eight and six down respectively.
Amazing Recovery.
Stout, however, was the victim of the most amazing recovery ever At the end of seen at Sandwich. the morning he lead Moe by four) holes. He won the first three in the afternoon to become seven UP, but Moe demolished this big lead by the time the twelfth he had reached and finished by holing out the course in 17. Stout hung on bravely to the eighteenth where Moe, playing like a wizard, almost holed out his second shot.
The Americans sustained their necuracy throughout the while match and deserved their victory.
In un interview Bobby Jones said, "I never dreamen that we should play so well." Roger Wethered, the British canin, saul. "I can only say that the better side won Reuter.
The Morning Play. The weather was balmy and ideal. After a moderate start, in which he missed a one foot putt, allowing Wethered to turn square, Jones with amazing fireworks won the tenth hole, where Wethered with a sliced drive had rendered a spectator unconscious. Janes placed his second shot at the eleventh up against the pin, and re- peated this feat at the twelth, not having to hole out. He then holed out a thirty-five yards run-up at the thirteenth for the third consecutive three, and was 4 up.
Wethered seemed rattled, and Jones won the fourteenth despite three putta, and also won his sixth succes- sive hole in taking the fifteenth.
Wethered halved the sixteenth, but was soon in trouble and lost the
· seventeenth. Jones was bunkered at the eighteenth, but recovered, and thon was careless with a short put! end only gained a balr
The Prince of Wales, who was an
arrival, W
was most interested in early the might of Tolley, who was heftily swiping, but this was negatived by his inaccurate short game. He was 3 down at the fifth hole.
Hartley and Von Elm explored most of the bunkers on the course. The (Continued on Page 15.)
TILBURY'S FINE NEW LANDING-STAGE.
OFFICIALLY OPENED BY THE PRIME MINISTER.
London, May 18. The Part of London's new per- manent landing stage at Tilbury was officially opened by the Prime Minister to-day.
The landing stage is 1.142 feet long and 80 feet wide, Boating on 63 huge steel pontoons, and it car rios a doubted-deek building 500 feet long.
Five bridges connect the shore with the stage, which projects 370 feet from the river bank and rises and falls with the tide, this move ment averaging 21 feet.
The scheme cast £700,000 and wil make possible the discontine ance of the practice of carrying passengers by tender between the shore and vessels lying in the river. Liners will now be able to lie along side at any time. British Service--
BANDITS THREATEN
TSAITIEN;
TWO BANDS PLANNING TO JOIN FORCES.
Hankow, May 16, Following the capture of Sima- kow and Hanchwang, bandits are now threatening Tsaitien. It ia sug- gested that the bandits who recent- ly captured Pingkiang in Hunan
returned unusually good aver- ages.
The Honours List.
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The principal batting and owling performances during the matches which finished to-day are
given below:
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Batting.
Longrigg (Soinerset)
and Geary (Leicester), Chapman (Kent) Akers-Douglas (Oxford) Hendren Middlesex).
* Not Out.
Bowling.
Rhodes (Yorkshire Snary (Leicester) Haig (Middlesex) Perks (Worcester) Root (Worcester) Allom (Surrey) Peebles (Oxford) Fabian Cambridge) Ryan (Glamorgan) Macaulay (Yorkshire) Andrews (Somerset) Freeman (Kent)
112 1
114
107
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would last out.
Eventually, she picked up a railway junction and found, the position on the map. The rest was easy.
When she landed, she was dead- heat, but she hopes to leave for Singapore at daybreak-Reuter,
ARMED ROBBERY AT BAY VIEW.
TWO VICTIMS SENT TO "
HOSPITAL
An armed robbery, with violence 7 for 35 took place in anunnumbered 5 for 21 matshed on the hill-side near the 5 for B
old fortress at Bay, View early 4 for 25 F 30 this morning. Although the sum
far 4 for stolen was small, two persons have for 37 beer sent to the Government Civil 89 Tspital as a result of the 'wounds they received during the robbery. for 10 Their injuries are not regarded as
82 serious. 1 for
for $7 6 for
& for
8
85 and
5 for 104
Australians Draw,
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say
A perfect ali-
arrived at Kweiteh and es-
the job, but she gets results!` bed at the time." tablished his Headquarters at
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bye-bye! the railway station.
"Grass Widower:"You Fighting between the Nation-your shirts come back from the
A Chicago woman who fired five alist and Kuominchun armies washerman "absolutely black." times at her husband without wants him to commenced at Yucheng yesterday Never mind; you can always pre- hitting him, now morning, which is indicative of tend that you belong to the come back home. She misses him the intention of the Kuominchun
Fascisti insurgents to launch a counter- altack against Kweiteh in view of the Nationalist decision to march direct from Kweiteḥ to take the Kuominchun strongholds at Chengchow and Kaifeng, the capital of Honan Province.
Kuominchun Success.
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It looks as if Gandhi went on his stunt just for arrest.
Writing a bad hand is one way of concealing the fact that you can't spell.
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Meanwhile hostilities between the Nationalists and the plain clothes Kuominchun force from Yucheng have broken out again at Mamutsi, which is situated near Nanking has
weiteh on the Lung-Hai Railway placed and which was captured by the for several tanks Nationalist Army early this week.from a British
cards.
orders
$0.
Irene How did Pat manche to reduce an much!
Barbara: Oh, her boy friend is out of town and she's been paying for her own meals.
The KuomintRun counter-attack | firm. If we'd at Mamutsi has met with consider only known it, able success and Chengchow mes-they could have some of Tam Shing, licensed stall-ages state that the Kuominchun had
Commanders claim that they have Hongkong's dis- holder, who made the report to the
cut the Nationalist rear 'nt police, stated that at about 3.20
Mamutsi am, four men, armed with iron
O O The sudden turn of events at bare and a dagger, entered the Mamutsi and Yucheng in favour fenders he keeps.
A driver is known by the The match between Lancashire matshed, in which he and two and the Australians at Manchester others were sleeping. The robbers of the Kuominchun attackers is draw. Lancashire broke open some boxes and stole Wednesday of two Divisions of consequent on the arrival on ended in
00 According to newspapers just le 176 in the first innings and money and clothing to the total
Shansi cavalrymen, the picked to hand, a pianist in Jugo-Slavin the Australians 115. The County value of $32. team was dismissed for 165 runs During the robbery, the thieves troops of Marshal Yen Hsi-sban, has set a record by 85 hours' coa- sent from Shantung Province tinuous playing. -Probably by to reinforce the Kuominchun this time, his neighbours have
way.
in the second innings, the bats- assaulted and wounded two of the mei finding Hornilivook, a bowler jumates. They stayed in the who varies his
pace, difficult, to matshed for about 20 minutes and troops along the Lung-Hai Rail- deal with. Hornibrook came out cacaped in a southerly direction. with the best bowling average, taking five Lancashire wickets for 38 runs.
The Australians made a. much better showing in the second innings and took their total up' to 137 for the loss of only two wickets when stumps wore drawn.
Yorkshire v. Cambridge.
Yorkshire beat Cambridge by ten wickets. The veteran Rhodes was largely responsible for the collapse of the Cambridge men in the first innings when they lost for the modest all their wickets total of 127. Rhodes returned the fine average of seven wickets for 35 runs.
Yorkshire replied with 258, there being no outstanding batting performance
in the
DISAPPEARANCE OF MR, O'SULLIVAN.
POLICE OFFER A REWARD
OF $200.
Communications Affected.
The continued warfare
at
made him a harpist.
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Maybe we should have had a fuller account of the Burmah earthquake if Reuter had been supplied with Press tickets.
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New York pacifists are dia- satisfied with the results of the
Mamutsi and Yucheng is affecting communication on the Lung-Hai Rallway and as the Nationalist commanders have seized many coaches for troop transport, pas-Naval Conference. They'd 'looked. senger traffic between Hsuchow, forward to more scrapping. the Nationalist Headquarters, and Mamutsi has been suspended since Wednesday.
The following notice has been issued by the Inspector General of
Marshal Chiang Kai-shek, has Police at Police Headquarters re-ordered more Nationalist troops lating to the disappearance of Mr. from the Tientsin-Pukow Railway T. F. O'Sullivan, who has been to reinforce the Army along the Lung-Hai Line, with a determina- missing since May 8.
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Auntie Cyclone says that in more Hongkong some folk are intent on being youthful than useful.
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Two hende
DO
are better than опе but a double chin is no bargain,
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Some of these young girla. shouldn't ride „pillion; they're dizzy enough as it is.
O Q.
Ski racing is sald to be the rage, in Russia. We always thought they went strong for slaying parties. - OD "Bare legs should not be seen' with long dresses" says a Home certainly fashion writer. We prefer long legs with bare dresses. .0 0.
In view of the conjecture, We suggest there be a lecture, On the aims and objects
Of the Sawdust Club.
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it something bright and cheery, Or bread and cheese and beery, Or is it something that we'd
like to enub?
Are they buffaloes or masons, Do they drink their beer in
basins,
.
Or do they, merely swig their
lemon squash?
Are they tough and rough and
awful,
Or mild and meek and lawful, Do they dress like hell, Or are they really posh? So whoever is the chairman, And we're sure he is a rare man, And after all, he may not be
so daft,
Will he settle our desire? Then perhaps we may aspire, To become a member of this.
blooming craft!
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☐ ☐ Talking of personal emolut- "On May 8, 1930, at about 6.20 tion to hold Kweiteh and Mamutsi.ments, some people don't need to .m., Thomas Frances O'Sullivan Marshal Chiang has also commis- turn out the light to be in the (Irish), disappeared from the sioned the 11th Nationalist Divi- dark! Botanic Gardens, Hongkong, and sion, under General Chan Cheng,
to pursue the fleeing Kuominchun "Nature gave us our faces, but has not since been seen,
we still can pick our teeth." "Description-Aged 45, height Army into Kaifeng and Lanfens. innings.
There is no need to guess the Fabian, the Cambridge bowler, 5 feet 8 inches, hair silvery grey.
Yencheng Captured.
'nationality of the Happy Valley Government Servants are now resident, who, when advised to dismissed practically the whole very short-sighted, walks with team, taking eight wickets for 69 stoop. When last seen, was dress- While the fortunes of the keeping their diaries under lock insure his house against floods, runs.
ed in light coloured clothing, Nationalist and Kuominchun com- and key..
asked "But, how does von start a vlood?" Cambridge doubled their first bewn shoes, no hat, speaks Can manders have varied along the
Lung-Hai Railway it appears that A headline in a they lorese and was at one time
0. total when
the Kuominchun insurgents in the paper reads:"Freshwater Re- There is no truth in the rumour went in to bat again, com t-hand teacher.
heart of Honan have been more signs From Shower Brothers" that the captain of an incoming piling 207. This time it was Ma-"It is hereby notified that a re- caulay who did the most damage ward of $200 will be paid to any successful, and in this connexion There must have been a leak Star Ferry steamer reported sight ing the "Miskee" in Lat NE. with the ball, taking four wickets person giving information leading Chengehow messages report the somewhere. for 82 runs. Set with the easy task to his recovery, dead or alive capture of Yencheng, an import- of securing 127 runs for victory, The reward is valid for three ant strategie position on the Peking-Hankow Railway south of the County eleven accomplished months."
Chenchow and Hsuchow. this with ease, the necessary runs
Mobilisation of being secured by the two opening batsmen who were both undefeat- ed.
inning's
NAVAL TREATY.
GEN. 'DAWES TO CONFER WITH HOOVER.
Glamorgan . Surrey, Glamorgan won on the first in- are co-operating with the band andnings against Surrey at Swansea are planning junetion of force Glamorgan went in first and compil
Washington, May 16. for an attack on Wahan. Head-ed a total of 174. Allom of Sur quarters regard the situation as rey took four wickets for 37 runs.
General Dawes, U. S. Ambas Berlous and are securing ein Surrey failed to reach the Glamor endor to Britain, is proceeding to forcements.-Reuter.
gan total when they went in, coin America from London in order to piling the comparatively poor total confer with President Hoover on
London Naval f 163. Ryan proved to be Gla- morgan's most sucessful bowler, taking five wickets for :70 runs. Glamorgan went in again, the match ending when they had scored 166 for the loss of six wickets.
CUBAN SUGAR,
RUSSIA SAID TO‘REQUIRE 200,000 TONS.
New York, May 16. Reports are circulating to the effect that Russia is in the market for 200,000 tons of Cuban sugar.- Reuter's American Service.
Leicester v. Oxford.
At Oxford, Leicester drew with Oxford University. Leicester made (Continued on Page 14).
the.
Canadian
of
the
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"Enquirer:"If all the noisy.
02 Long. E.N. 0% making good Scientists are now saying that progress towards Kowloon, petrol can be made from grass.
some Judging from Nationalist vegetables we have tasted lately, motor-cycles were collected to- troops is reported at Sinyangchow it would seem that spinnnch is a gether they would probably go on the Honan-Hupeh frontier, Inbetter source.
round the island... dicating that they are contemplat- ing moving up the Kin-Han Line to attack the enemy at Tencheng, with Chengchow as their' final objective.
A young man of Shek-O more
far,
Said we are the people, we are! We're so very exclusive,
So tony-so deucive! We're. the gilt on the ginger
Ha! Ha!
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Anticipating trouble in Anhui Province, the Nationalist troops on some parts of the Peking- Hankow Railway have withdrawn
News Item: At the weekly for Anhui and this has led to a Treaty heavy concentration of Kuomin-meeting. of the Sawdust Club, chun forces at Hsuchow under (Sons of Scotia Chapter) it was General Lu Chung-lin.
decided that, Inasmuch as the Marshal Chiang Kai-shek exchange rate is causing whisky Commanding 60,000 Nationalist to go up, members should make troops at Kweitch and if develop an effort to lower their consuing- ments at the other end, of the tion. Lung-Hai Rallway, nearest to
| Reuter's American Service.
FINE TO CLOUDY.
The local weather forecast for Hsuchow, are favourable to him,"
Talking of dicing, about the shake is when they sign their books.
the 24 hours ending at noon to- he will lead his big army to attack only time some people begin to morrow is:—East winds, moder-Chengchow some time next week. ate; fine to cloudy.
(Continued on Page 14.)
□□ That the war in North China? is developing seriously is proved by the fact that not only, are several places changing hands, but several heads are changing places.
Correspondents write on gram-
mar,
Whether "bad" or whether pot;
Who cares, anyhow? Should we take a daily dram, or Merely have a little tot? Who cares, anyhow! Perhaps the weather's getting
hotter,
Maybe it will rain some more
Who cares, anyhow!
since
There's a rumour someone got a Hunch en share ratea
before."
Who cares, anyhow f